Sentences with phrase «production car performance»
It illustrates the pinnacle of Lamborghini V - 10 production car performance to date, on both track and road, and is perfectly exemplified by its name: Lamborghini Huracán Performante.»
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Prototypes are purpose - built, but GT cars are production cars that started their journey as a vehicle coming down the assembly line in a factory — then they get modified for performance and safety.
The South Korean economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter as struggling car exporters and industrial production failed to keep up the previous quarter's dashing pace, posting its worst performance since 2008.
When VW threatened to transfer the production of new cars to cheaper locations such as Portugal, new flexible hours and pay were negotiated with the IG Metall union, along with performance targets and training schemes.
Across the various areas, we learn about story / character areas, cast and performances, sets and locations, costumes, cars and production design, and related topics.
In fact, production cars have their suspensions tuned at the factory for some kind of compromise between comfort and performance.
Ford spokesman Alan Hall told us, ``... the Need for Speed Mustang is a movie car, therefore we made sure to work with the production company to deliver an exciting customized Mustang that met the movie narrative, yet is also a genuine story in terms of performance capability.
This is why, despite the evermore sophisticated nature of dampers fitted to cars by their makers, the aftermarket continues to thrive, with customers prepared to trade production - car compromise (even on some very high - performance models) for a sharper focus in extreme conditions on road and track.
The Honda Civic Type R is one of the most anticipated performance cars of the year, and, in typical Honda fashion, this concept version that debuted at the 2014 Geneva auto show is a thinly - veiled version of the production hot hatch that will be revealed in 2015.
Though it is not slated for production, the wild performance car hints at what engineers could do with the Volkswagen GTI if money were no object.
These performance figures make the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat one of the fastest production cars available.
I'm eager to get into a final production Vantage on real roads — and a race track — but there's no doubt the new car is a step forward in both performance and depth of engineering.
Yet for all of Audi's performance credentials established during more than 35 years of professional competition in rallying and road racing and by its first Rennsport production car, the 1994 RS2, the marque has suffered a bit in terms of its messaging.
Subaru has pulled the covers off its Viziv Performance Concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show, showcasing its new high - performance saloon car scheduled for production in 2020 and the first of what will be a series of a new generation Performance Concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show, showcasing its new high - performance saloon car scheduled for production in 2020 and the first of what will be a series of a new generation performance saloon car scheduled for production in 2020 and the first of what will be a series of a new generation of Subarus.
All of this performance potential combined earlier this year to set a blistering lap time of 7 minutes, 50 seconds on the challenging Nürburgring racetrack, beating the previous front - wheel - drive production lap record, not to mention more powerful sports cars.
The car will be the most powerful GTI to ever enter production, but still sits below the Golf R in performance terms.
Nissan president Carlos Ghosn describes it as an «electric vehicle for car - lovers» — something its volume production Leaf hasn't quite achieved — and sees it as a real - life study into the potential of advanced electric vehicle performance.
But ever since it was introduced as a high - performance RPO (regular production option) code for the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, the Z06 has been the purest expression of America's sports car.
A seven - speed dual - clutch gearbox specially designed to handle the massive amount of torque on tap features the largest high - performance clutch ever fitted to a production car, and permanent all - wheel drive remains as the means of putting all that power to the pavement.
Free to ignore irksome production car regulations, the British supercar manufacturer will endow the McLaren P1 GTR with even more mind - bending performance than legally permissible on public roads.
The goal of this collaboration is for the development and production of world - leading electrified high - performance cars.
But these sorts of low - production coachwork cars aren't really about performance are they?
The Kia GT sports car is set to reach production in 2017, heralding the launch of more performance cars from the Korean maker that will include a Ford Fiesta ST rival.
«But on the other hand, if you look at the tradition of M we came from being the first company picking a series production car and making a high - performance car out of that.
It's a compact electric sports car concept that's set to mark a return to performance soft - tops after the end of S2000 production in 2009.
Lexus signaled its intentions to raise its performance - car game with the debut of the M5 - ish IS F sports sedan in 2007 and then, two years later, the limited - production, stratospherically priced LFA supercar.
The car's aerodynamics also made a pivotal contribution to performance: its 1.67 efficiency figure is a new record for a production Ferrari, and is the fruit of 50 per cent more downforce than the previous model and reduced drag.
With Tesla already working to ramp up Model 3 production and excellent cars like the Chevrolet Bolt already on the road from mainstream, high - volume manufacturers, a mid-2019 entry with a low - volume, high - performance halo hybrid might seem a year (or five) late.
That car ceased production in 2010, so there's long been a space for a focused high performance Morgan.
During The Small Period Factory Production Run Only A Total Of 6030 Cars Had Been Assigned To Happy New Clients Around The World, With Reports That Only A Mere Five Hundred Units Would Be Fitted With The Right Hand Drive Specification And If We Fast Forward To 2018, It Is Not Hardly Surprising That This Now Rare Model Has Entered Into The Modern Day Classic Status, Due To These Low Numbers And Of Course That These Remarkable Cars Still Pack An Almighty Punch On Performance.
Designed to showcase the Corvette's many new features, safety and performance, this car was built from a 4 - mile car pulled from the assembly line during early production.
Chevy leadership oftentimes used the track to test and reveal a number of high - performance production cars in the 1960s.
They've labelled the GT models as their «most performance - focused production cars ever».
One of the reasons for the decision to split production of the BMW M3 and BMW M4 between the two facilities centered on the company's commitment to integrating the two high - performance sports cars into the production processes for their respective donor models.
During the development process the RS performance engine was replaced by a unit prepared by Hartley Enterprises giving the final production version of the 550 kg (1,213 lb) car 909 bhp / tonne.
The Ford Mustang, a sports car known more for its performance than Earth consciousness, is slated to be the first production vehicle to use soy - based foam in its seats, the automaker said.
Just as the Corvette C6.R race car has become the benchmark in production - based sports car competition, we believe that the Pratt & Miller Corvette C6RS will set the new standard for sports car performance and luxury on the highway.»
As the C7.R has no doubt spent many hours in the wind tunnel and computer simulation, it will be interesting to see how the aero work for the track car gets transferred to the production C7 Corvette's rumored high performance models.
Hyundai sources say the vehicle won't go into production but was developed to show features that could wind up in future performance cars and perhaps even in production vehicles.
Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan reflected on another flawless performance by America's premier production sports car team: «At the end of the day these guys finished a couple of tenths of a second apart, and it's just incredible to think they can do that race after race,» he said.
Increased 25 mm (I inch) offset on rear wheels improves grip and stability * 275/35 ZR20 Pirelli Ultra High Performance tyres * Advanced ESP system fully exploits potential of the most powerful W12 engine and improved chassis * Standard - fit carbon - ceramic brakes — the largest and most powerful brakes ever fitted to a production car — contribute 20 kg (44 lb) weight saving * 110 kg (243 lb) weight saving compared to Continental GT Speed
Testing in motorsport in particular ensures the performance and resilience of new engines for production sports cars.
The model is decribed as the world's fastest production car and has a hell of performances...
Thanks to more than four decades of experience with turbo engines — in both motor racing and production sports cars — the new engines in the new 911 Carrera set benchmarks in terms of performance, driving pleasure and efficiency.
«Corvette is a global icon for world - class sports car performance at an incredible value, and offering the fastest production Corvette ever at this price is another testament to that reputation,» says Ed Peper, Chevrolet general manager.
When Pontiac rolled out the new version of the Grand Prix in 1997, it became my favorite American car.It still is.But I like the Grand Prix even more now that the gearheads at SLP Engineering have worked their magic on what is definitely the best American - made sports sedan ever built.SLP (Street Legal Performance) is the outfit that made a name for itself by creating the Firebird Firehawk and Chevrolet Camaro SS - cars that were done so well, General Motors made them regular production options that could be ordered through any Pontiac or Chevy dealership.
Due to increasing emissions regulations, combined with insurance spike for high performance cars and NASCAR's effective ban on the aero cars, 1970 was its only production year.
Lexus showed the LF - LC concept car a while back (above), and it looks like they're ready to unveil the production version of the LC (or LC 500, depending on who you talk to) a big, high - performance GT car that has the Mercedes - Benz SL squarely in its sights.
Among the performance, customization and restoration talent on hand will be John Hennessey, owner of Hennessey Performance and creator of the Hennessey Venom GT, the fastest production car inperformance, customization and restoration talent on hand will be John Hennessey, owner of Hennessey Performance and creator of the Hennessey Venom GT, the fastest production car inPerformance and creator of the Hennessey Venom GT, the fastest production car in the world.
The CTS - V racer is the first race car developed in conjunction with the new GM Performance Division, designed to explore potential enthusiast - oriented versions of production models.